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Pioneers of the Black Owned Market Since 2016


NYC’s FIRST BLACK-OWNED MARKET


NYC’s FIRST BLACK-OWNED MARKET

Pioneers of the Black Owned Market Since 2016



We Help Enterprise Partners Authentically
Connect To Black-Owned Businesses

✶ We Help Enterprise Partners Authentically Connect To Black-Owned Businesses ✶

THIS IS THE BOM

A centralized home for Black businesses to launch, test, and grow.

The sourcing pipeline between big-box retailers and Black-owned brands who are ready to scale to their shelves.

A storytelling approach to retail that leads to educated purchasing decisions.

PARTNERSHIP HIGHLIGHT

PARTNERSHIP HIGHLIGHT

BOM X
MASTERCARD

THE
WEALTH GAP

  • The median White household has over 6x the wealth of the median Black household.

[Source: Federal Reserve Board, 2022]
  • Only 2.4% of U.S. employer businesses are Black-owned, despite Black people making up over 13% of the population.

[Source: U.S. Census Annual Business Survey, 2023]
  • Black women are the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs in the U.S. — but receive less than 0.5% of venture capital funding.

[Source: ProjectDiane, 2020 / Crunchbase]

THE
PLATFORM
FOR
BLACK-OWNED
BUSINESSES

A dollar typically circulates in the Black community for just a few hours, compared to days or weeks in others.

A dollar typically circulates in the Black community for just a few hours, compared to days or weeks in others.

Black Americans have $1.8 trillion in buying power — but less than 2% of that is spent at Black-owned businesses.

[Source: Selig Center for Economic Growth]

Black Americans have $1.8 trillion in buying power — but less than 2% of that is spent at Black-owned businesses.

[Source: Selig Center for Economic Growth]

BOM is the solution

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